The Irish Film Institute in Dublin has announced details of its IFI Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film Festival programme.
The series runs September 25-28 and features two world premieres and seven Irish premieres in a packed programme that promises to challenge, reveal, inform and inspire Irish documentary fans and filmmakers.
The programme includes a new film from Kim Longinotto that captures the history of love on screen, a profile of notorious Irish-American crime boss James ‘Whitey’ Bulger, restored footage of the liberation of Europe in 1945.
There's also a film about the fabricated case against Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, a profile of the late US film critic Roger Ebert and the world premiere of Showrunners which reveals the writer/producer masterminds behind quality U.S television.
There will also be a host of Q+As with Irish and international guest directors and a series of industry special events presented in partnership with Bord Scannán na hÉireann/Irish Film Board.
Ross Whitaker, Festival Programmer, says: "I'm excited to be presenting what I feel is one of the strongest line-ups we've ever had for IFI Stranger Than Fiction and to welcome prestigious guests like Kim Longinotto and Andre Singer to Dublin, as well as wonderful emerging talent Amir Amirani, whose brilliant We Are Many will open the festival.
"The Irish line-up is incredibly strong too and we're delighted to be premiering the new Christina Noble documentary In a House That Ceased to Be and the new film on US TV writer/producers, Showrunners. Every film is a world, Irish or Dublin premiere and I'm sure audiences are really going to connect with the programme."
Timetable of Events
We Are Many + Q&A - Thursday 25th, 7pm
Blood Fruit - Friday 26th, 6.30pm
Whitey: United States of America v. James J Bulger - Friday 26th 8.30pm
Documentary Shorts - Saturday 27th 1.30pm
Night Will Fall - Saturday 27th 3.15pm
Reality Bites, Documentary Shorts - Saturday 27th, 5pm
Love is All + Q&A - Saturday 27th, 6.15pm
In a House That Ceased To Be +Q&A - Saturday 27th 8pm
It Came from Connemara + Q&A - Saturday 27th, 10pm
Concerning Violence - Sunday 28th, 2pm
Life Itself - Sunday 28th, 4pm
Ai Weiwei – The Fake Case +Q&A - Sunday 28th, 6.30pm
Showrunners + Q&A - Sunday 28th, 8.30pm
You can find out more at http://www.ifi.ie
